English noun: pollard | |||
1. | pollard (plant) a tree with limbs cut back to promote a more bushy growth of foliage | ||
Broader (hypernym) | tree | ||
2. | pollard (animal) a usually horned animal that has either shed its horns or had them removed | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ruminant | ||
English verb: pollard | |||
1. | pollard (contact) convert into a pollard | ||
Samples | Pollard trees. | ||
Examples | They pollard the trees | ||
Synonyms | poll | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | clip, crop, cut back, dress, lop, prune, snip, trim | ||